I did a full install from a live CD, using the universal installer. At the end of the install, a text box directed me to set up a menu.lst file, and to install grub from the system menu, but any attempt to install grub from the SYSTEM...Grub Legacy bootloader config menu seems to fail..

Looking at the contents of sda1, I have a /boot directory, and within that a vmlinuz file and a grub subdirectory which is completely empty. I have placed a menu.lst file in /boot.

When I reboot the laptop, it is unable to find an operating system.

I'd be grateful for advice on how I can install grub manually - my linux CLI skills are limited, so a detailed blow-by-blow procedure would be much appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation
AlanLast edited by alpage2 on Mon 06 May 2013, 04:02; edited 1 time in total

I can report that when I booted from the install CD, again, and tried the SYSTEM...grub4dos menu item, again, this time it installed grub. Why it did not respond on all the previous occasions remains a mystery - I had done nothing different.

But all's well that ends well, and wary puppy is running well from the HD.

One minor disappointment was that my yahoo mail, with its latest heavily scripted interface, is still too heavyweight to run well in a browser on this machine - so I'll be looking for an IMAP client among the additional puppy packages

It was the legacy Grub config item in the system menu that I tried to use - with no joy.

I did also try the grub4dos menu entry, which again led to the familiar nil response.

Is threre a way I can install grub from the CLI?

Th\anks
Alan

There appears to be some confusion here. Note that Grub Legacy Bootloader Config is not the same as Legacy Grub Config 2013 that rcrns51 put together (which rjbrewer has recommended for you to try). Furthermore, it turns out that Grub Legacy Bootloader Config is broken in Wary 5.5 so, one solution is to install the Wary 5.5.1 service pack (it is a Pet package available here)before installing Puppy to the hard drive. The grub4dos method is known to work in Wary 5.5 as confirmed in this thread here.

I would consider wiping your hard drive and having another go with a fresh installation.

Edit: Note that I posted this feedback within minutes of and before seeing your latest post... however, I hope to have cleared up some confusion/mystery here.

Hope this helps,
Monsie_________________My username is pronounced: "mun-see". Derived from my surname, it was my nickname throughout high school.

There appears to be some confusion here. Note that Grub Legacy Bootloader Config is not the same as Legacy Grub Config 2013 that rcrns51 put together (which rjbrewer has recommended for you to try). Furthermore, it turns out that Grub Legacy Bootloader Config is broken in Wary 5.5 so, one solution is to install the Wary 5.5.1 service pack (it is a Pet package available here)before installing Puppy to the hard drive. The grub4dos method is known to work in Wary 5.5 as confirmed in this thread here.

I would consider wiping your hard drive and having another go with a fresh installation.

Hope this helps,
Monsie

Thanks, Monsie - that certainly clears up the mystery. Now that grub4dos is already installed, I won't need another install, just yet

Does the Wary 5.5.1 service pack bring other benefits that would still make it worth installing?

One minor disappointment was that my yahoo mail, with its latest heavily scripted interface, is still too heavyweight to run well in a browser on this machine - so I'll be looking for an IMAP client among the additional puppy packages

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